France shootings: Homegrown terrorism takes centre stage (part 3)

Twice, the alleged shooter in Toulouse went to Afghanistan. François Picard’s panel examines what we know about 24-year old Mohammed Merah and asks whether he was “self-radicalized” as the state prosecutor claims or acting on behalf of Al-Qaeda.

Elaine Cobbe, CBS news

Hall Gardner, International Politics Professor, American University of Paris

Sébastien Baer, Journalist, France Info

Peter Neumann, Security Studies Professor, King's College

Alain Lamballe, Former Military Attaché to India and Pakistan

Georja Calvin-Smith, Journalist, France 24

Christopher Moore, Journalist, France 24

Program prepared and produced by Christopher Davis, Molly Hall and Mary Colombel

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ANNETTE YOUNGPresenter

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CYRIL VANIERJournalist

He joined France 24 for ten years, from 2006 to 2016. After several years of reporting on major international stories, he presented the news and The Debate on both the French and English channels.